How to Perform a Forward Roll in Aikido

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Stand with your left leg in front and your right leg behind you.

   Try to keep your right toes pressed to the ground, instead of the top of your right foot.
   
   This is referred to as "live toe"
   
   and will become important for more advanced ukemi. ,,, Round your right arm down to almost touch your left.
   
   They should form a circle. , Your head will maintain this position through the roll. , The first part of your body to touch the ground should be your hand blade.
   
   You will be rolling from the blade of your hand up your arm, across your left shoulder, and onto your right hip.
   
   It is thusly important that your left arm be strong enough to support your weight, but not locked out or rounded.
   
   It takes practice. ,,,,
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   Step 2: Lower yourself to one knee

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   Step 3: with your left knee raised and your right foot behind you.

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   Step 4: Rotate your right leg so that your foot ends up behind your bottom.

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   Step 5: Lean your left shoulder down obliquely in front of you.

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   Step 6: Place your left arm

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   Step 7: slightly rounded

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   Step 8: in front of you with the blade of the hand towards the ground.

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   Step 9: Turn your head down and look behind you

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    Step 10: under your right armpit.

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    Step 11: Slowly overbalance yourself forward

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    Step 12: until you lose balance.

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    Step 13: You should return to a position similar to that in which you started- with your left knee up and your right down.

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    Step 14: Rotate your right foot back to natural

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    Step 15: and stand.

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    Step 16: In time you will be able to combine these movements.

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